U.S. >>> Canada

[prominence]

How difficult would it be for me to obtain a medical license and work in Canada as a psychiatrist?

My background: I graduated from a Caribbean medical school. I am U.S. citizen. Upon finishing my 4 year general psychiatry residency within the U.S., I plan on completing a 1 year psychiatric fellowship within the U.S.

If anyone can comment on the process I need to pursue to work as a Canadian psychiatrist, I would appreciate it. Thank you in advance.

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[prominence]

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[jochi1543]

You probably need to contact the official governing body in Canada (I think it's Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons or smth, not too sure) for a good answer.

 

[GeriMD]

You will need to contact the royal college of physicians and they will assess your training to see if you qualify, you should do this soon because it can take upto 6 months to complete this process. If your training is accepted, and I think it will be, then you will be eligible to take the licensing exam

I completed the same process for internal med. and i'm taking the exam in the spring

 

[Methodnike]

How difficult would it be for me to obtain a medical license and work in Canada as a psychiatrist?

My background: I graduated from a Caribbean medical school. I am U.S. citizen. Upon finishing my 4 year general psychiatry residency within the U.S., I plan on completing a 1 year psychiatric fellowship within the U.S.

If anyone can comment on the process I need to pursue to work as a Canadian psychiatrist, I would appreciate it. Thank you in advance.

you also need to contact the provincial college of physicians in the province you think you might wanna work. Some do consider american boards as equivalents while in others it's different. But as far as pg training, you're set with 5 years.

 

[Sage880]

I might not have any idea of what I'm talking about here, but I was told that coming from a Carribean school you couldn't practice in Canada. Is that only true for getting a residency spot? Or not true at all?

Sorry, I hope I didn't take your post off subject - I just wanted to get my fats straight about this.

 

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[Aria2012]

Here is your answer.....

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=469613

 

[JoeNamaMD]

I have heard of Caribbean graduates who had US residency and work experience finding jobs in Canada but I am not sure how it is possible. It seems logical given the fact that the US Dollar is now worth less than the Canadian dollar, and on a recent article Canada was listed as country with a better quality of life than the USA.